This standalone animation shows a qubit existing in a blend of two states at once: |0⟩ and |1⟩.
The moving paths represent probability amplitudes before measurement. Press Measure to collapse the superposition into a single outcome.
State evolution
Basis states
|0⟩
|1⟩
Qubit
ψ
|0⟩
Bloch-style view
Controls
Blend toward |1⟩50%
P(|0⟩)
50%
P(|1⟩)
50%
What you’re seeing
Before measurement, the qubit is not “partly here and partly there” in a classical sense. It is in a quantum state that combines both possibilities.
Measurement forces a single outcome. The chances are set by the amplitudes, shown here as the probability split between |0⟩ and |1⟩.